COL. CHARLES YOUNG MEMORIAL PLAQUE
COLONEL CHARLES YOUNG (1864-1922) WHO SERVED AS A MAJOR IN THE 9TH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY (ALL-BLACK NATIONAL GUARD UNIT) DURING THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR AND WAS PROFESSOR OF MILITARY SCIENCE AND TACTICS AT WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY AN ALL AFRICAN-AMERICAN COLLEGE IN OHIO.
Location
Details
Memorial Type:
Plaques On Stone
Access:
Public
Wars Commemorated:
SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR
Year Dedicated:
1922
Photograph By:
WILLIAM FISCHER JR.
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